A METHOD FOR SEPARATING MANGANESE IN LEACHING OF COBALT AND/OR NICKEL FROM DELITHIATED SOLID RAW MATERIAL AND USE OF DELITHIATED SOLID RAW MATERIAL COMPRISING CATHODE MATERIAL

The present disclosure provides a method for separating manganese in leaching of cobalt and/or nickel from delithiated solid raw material, the method comprising providing delithiated solid raw material comprising cobalt and/or nickel, providing5 acidic solution, combining the delithiated solid raw material with the acidic solution, allowing cobalt and/or nickel in the delithiated solid raw material to leach to obtain a leach solution comprising cobalt and/or nickel, providing manganese in the leach solution as the only reducing agent, and allowing the manganese to precipitate as manganese dioxide while the cobalt and/or nickel are dissolved. The present0 disclosure also provides use of delithiated solid raw material comprising cathode material in the method.